Peaceful Evening by David & Steve Gordon is an audio CD that captures a particular time of the day and transfers that part of the day into slow and soothing musical pieces. Much like the often warm sun that sets in the evening, these tracks too are composed in …

The Gordon Lightfoot classic “If You Could Read My Mind” opened up a pleasant trip down memory lane for me recently when a friend bought his Greatest Hits CD in Walmart. We played it in the car on the way home and I was quick to skip to my …

There was a time when Alabama ruled the airwaves of country music and Alabama: When It All Goes South CD displays one of the reasons why. The title track itself has always made me chuckle since it starts with a scratch of music from Alabama with another song. …

Beer for my Horses was one of Toby Keith’s biggest hits which was accompanied by country music legend Willie Nelson. It is a great song and it makes us think about what we would really like to do today to those who don’t pay attention to the laws. It …

When I expressed a desire to teach myself to play the guitar, my mother purchased an Esteban Classical Acoustic off the internet. The Esteban Classical guitar series includes a carrying case, an instructional VHS tape, an Esteban CD, a tuner, and a few spare replacement strings. The …

One of the songs that catch my attention because of the introduction and the lyrics is King of Anything. Sara Barreilis is talking about how she is irritated with her lover. At first part, she was bored and count cars, which made me, laugh the first time I heard …

First of all, I am going to talk about Andrea Corr. She is a member of an Irish band The Corrs. The made hits songs like ‘I never loved you anyway’, ‘Summer Sunshine’, and the song which became a soundtract of the movie America’s Sweetheart which is the ‘All …

Overview —“ The Unnamed Feeling, the third music video in promotion of St. Anger, is a music video which focuses on various people experiencing a certain emotion or feeling. As with most Metallica videos, the music video shifts between a performance of the song and then the story to …

“Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead” is the opening track on Cannibal Corpse album “The Bleeding”. This right here is probably about as mainstream old school Cannibal Corpse has ever gone, besides their brief stint on Ace Venture Pet Detective. Although “Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead” …

New Born is the opening track of Origin Of Symmetry, a record by Muse. New Born starts out in an extremely melodic tone and is primarily driven by Matt Bellamy singing in a very delicate delivery and being accompanied by a piano behind him. Something which Muse has always …

Miley Cyrus is a very popular Disney Channel star whose show was based around her being a singer and leading a double life. This show has brought her into the real world of being Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana and it has also brought about the release of her second song, …

The Crystal Ship is a song by The Doors which appears on their self-titled debut record. The song starts off with Morrison singing a few words before the rest of the band joins in with him. His vocal tone on this track is extremely melodic and has that very …

Althea is a song by The Greateful Dead which appears on their album Go To Heaven. The track opens up at a pretty moderate pace with Garcia soloing over a pretty laid-back rhythm to create a pretty nice sound. The music strikes me as very moving which makes it …

Before they were one of the greatest bands of all time, there was the black album.
Opening the album is the heavyly rotated “Enter Sandman”. This track begins with mouth crunching guitars and drums. Throughout the entire track you are wondering if the boogyman himself …

Better Than Me by Hinder is a song about how a guy is feeling down about his girl and realizing that the girl deserves better than him. obviously he was not treating the girl right and has tried to convince himself that he is not going to miss her. …

Don’t Tread On Me, another one of the more aggressive songs from The Black Album, isn’t exactly a song which I enjoy too much, and ironically, James Hetfield supports this. Don’t Tread On Me isn’t a terrible song, but it does sound slightly forced in my opinion and it …

Victory is a song by Megadeth which is the closing track of their album Youthanasia. The track starts off with Mustaine singing in an incredibly angry mood along with a bass line and a heavy guitar rhythm which comes in and out of the song. If you’re familiar with …

If your looking for a real classic and raw in your face band check out the band Airbourne. This band is from Sydney, Australia and they have musical inspirations such as Motorhead,ACDC,Iron Maiden and Rose Tattoo. You can tell that they definetely get the most inspiration from ACDC mostly …

I recently got Eminem’s brand new music album, Relapse. I have been a die hard fan of Eminem’s music (And his straight-forward approach towards celebrities). The album has put up a great approach towards music, as this album incorporates a story within itself. Their are great CD covers, and …

You Me At Six have eventually managed to impress me! I actually like their new album. I think I didn’t like their debut album Take Off Your Colours because I did not like Josh’ voice, but his vocals have vastly improved for their new album. The only thing I …

Come Thirsty CD of The Perrys was accidentally discovered by me when I was looking for the lyrics to the song “Mary For a While”. I got so in love with this beautiful song that really touched my heart and soul. Further I was really so fascinated with the …

One of the things I bought online for my band awhile back is the PG24 wireless microphone by Shure. Since Im a guitarist, a very big part of the band is singing back up vocals and being able to sing harmonies with power and more volume I needed a …

This record is appalling. I remember coming to this conclusion as soon as I listened to this record for the first time, and I still believe that this is the case. There is really nothing redeeming that can ever be said about this album, from my point of view, …

James Blunt’s song, You’re Beautiful is a lovely song about a man who sees a woman and falls for her. You’re Beautiful is rather fatalistic in that from the beginning, the man declares that he will never be with the girl, so he knows that a relationship will never …

I am one of those people who found out about the Pixies after paying attention to the song in the end credits of The Fight Club movie. I unwillingly paid attention to that song, and tried to find out what the name of the band and the song was …

Nessun Dorma, the Italian Opera song recently sung by Paul Potts sounds oddly emotional. Even though I am English and cannot understand the lyrics Paul Potts is singing I feel touched when listening to it, passionate for some reason.
The violins playing in the background are soothing and relaxing. …

One More Drink is from Ludacris’ latest 2008 album Theater of the Mind. It has a very different sound from usual Ludacris songs, but it is my absolute favorite song of his so far. The blend of a claps and beats to dreamy bells is
stunning. This makes the song …

Overview - Iron Maiden, the self titled album of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, is the band’s first effort and one of two efforts to feature singer Paul Di’Anno before being replaced by Bruce Dickinson. The main thing that I always associate Iron Maiden with is guitar …

This is another of Chris Cornell’s solo albums but very different from anything he has ever done before. He worked with Timbaland on this, so already you’ll know it doesn’t sound like Soundgarden, Audioslave or even his other previous solo work.
I’m a huge Chris Cornell fan, so I …

To be honest, i’ve never been a great fan of coldplay, and So I wasn’t very excited about listening to their newest album, X&Y, released on june 6th, 2005. I put the headphone on, and steady notes of the same Coldplay-ish music came pouring in.
X&Y claims to have used …

Bad Romance is the first single of the album Fame Monster by Lady Gaga. It has a more pop vibe rather than other electropop songs of Lady Gaga.
The music video is so crazy that everybody shocked when they saw. But in my opinion it is a very creative and …

Overview —“ Back In Black, the first album released by AC/DC after the death of their original singer Bon Scott is a tribute to him and a dedication as well. Although Back In Black is hailed as one of classic rock’s best album, with good reason in my opinion, …

I purchased the Iida 5-String Banjo in 1974. This particular model is not for beginners but at the same time its not a high end instrument. I’ve used it for 35 years playing it for family, friends, and on stage professionally. The banjo features a heavy mahogany resonator, steel …

This song . . . I cannot think of a good adjective to describe it. It is just absolutely incredible. From the tune, to Adam’s fantastic voice, to the meaning of the song, everything is perfect! The first time I heard this I fell in love with it instantly. …

Everybody who plays guitar knows Yngwie Malmsteen. I grew up listening to his music. In my teens I always wondered could I play the guitar like him? No doubt that he is one of the most influential guitarist in the world. His speed and neoclassical styles had inspired …

I think that this album really marks a come back from Limp Bizkit. When I listened to this album I was really surprised to find out that it was pretty good. The albums by this band that they recorded after 2001 were really boring from my point of view. …

Overview - Highway 61 Revisited, Dylan’s sixth effort and his first to feature a full backing band, is filled with brilliant songwriting and excellent lyrics, something I’ve always expected of Dylan after hearing a lot of his work. This album contains some of Dylan’s most well known songs of …

The way Tre Brown uses his lyrical gifts is a dissapointment.
It is typical gun and drugs hip hop that causes me to shake my head.
His tone is nice. His looks are top shelf, but his focus on the typical gutter view that so many rappers have cashed in on …

Sometimes in life we have conflict with those we never dreamed that we would. They are not nice times but we strive to get through them and after a turbulent 12 months I listened to this song and it made so much sense to me.
With the performer being male …

The band yes is a classic progressive group from the 70s. Their lead guitarist Steve Howe is a very good lead player who uses all sorts of unusual scales and shapes. As well as playing the electric guitar, Steve Howe is also known for his acoustic work as well. …

Never buy a Fender unless you buy something equal to or better than an American Standard Stratocaster. ALL other Fenders are terrible. I hate them, it’s as if they don’t even try, they don’t even put Humbukkers or anything. Just a solid chunk of plastic and wood that you …

I stumbled upon this amazing album recently. About 3 months ago I was just searching youtube and came across, You Only Get What You Give. That was their biggest hit and is an amazing song. The band was short lived due to Gregg Alexander not liking the high life, …

Wow what can I say this Kill at Will album by Ice Cube was very violent! He was very pissed, and he spoke his mind on this album. Kill at Will has very explicit lyrics, and he is very violent on the album. This is a great album to …

The song sneaky snake is sung by Tom T. Hall. This song is sort of a joke because it is so funny. When I hear this song I think of the line about the snake drinking all the root beer. Somehow though that just seems impossible and silly. Snakes …

No Substitute Lover by Estelle is a very colorful and nice to listen to song. This single is sung by Estelle, definitely and she has a husky-like quality and a loving voice. This song is very R&B and very soulful..very catchy tune.
I especially love her image, …

I am a huge Britney Spears fan. I watch all of her music videos and memorize the words to all of her songs. I own every album and have so many posters all over my walls. Her concerts are amazing and the fact that she’s produced so many hit …

Oracular Spectacular is the second album released by MGMT following their debut, Climbing To New Lows. Now, many people will know about this album due to some wonderful singles released such as Time To Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids, but what I want to stress in this review is …

Abba has been one of my most favorite groups in the world of music. Their Greatest Hits collection has 19 of the best tracks ever recorded. From Dancing Queen to Waterloo, you will be overwhelmed with rich and powerful music with hours of enjoyment. Polar Music International did not …

In the midst of the golden years of Sludge Metal, pioneering Sludge band Eyehategod released their explosive, grinding debut, “In The Name Of Suffering”- a masterpiece that created Eyehategod place in the history and sound of Sludge Metal for the rest of its existence.
A sloppy, slow-paced mess of ultra-low …

Something Happened To Me Yesterday is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Between The Buttons. The track starts off with a humorous sounding brass section in the right channel of the track which gives the song almost a circus like feel. Jagger comes in …